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Better max-width queries | Trys Mudford
A friend shared this tip the other day and it was too useful not to reshare. If you’re a mobile-up kind of developer, it’s easy to forget that max-width media…
Minification doesnt matter much
Daily Tips Years ago, I was staunchly in the “minify your code, even if you use gzip” camp. But these days, I’ve switched teams! I did some tests on the bundled…
Getting Creative With HTML Dialog | CSS-Tricks
Like ’em or loath ’em, whether you’re showing an alert, a message, or a newsletter signup, dialogue boxes draw attention to a particular piece of content…
4 common layouts made easy with modern CSS
Daily Tips I’ve been working hard on getting Kelp, my UI library for people who love HTML, ready to share publicly. A big part of the library design has been…
The Browser’s Little White Lies
So I’m making a thing and I want it to be styled different if the link’s been visited. Rather than build something myself in JavaScript, I figure I’ll just hook…
Blocking entire countries because of scrapers • Cory Dransfeldt
I use Goatcounter for analytics primarily to see where things I post might get mentioned. I don't get a ton of traffic, nor should I expect to. However,…
The split layout with modern CSS
Daily Tips On Monday, I shared how Kelp UI implements the container layout pattern. And yesterday, we learned about the cluster layout. Today, we’re going to…
Easier layout with margin-trim
If you write a lot of CSS, you are familiar with those moments when you aren’t quite sure how to accomplish what you want to accomplish. Usually, you’ll turn to…
Revisiting Image Maps | CSS-Tricks
I mentioned last time that I’ve been working on a new website for Emmy-award-winning game composer Mike Worth. He hired me to create a highly graphical design…
Review your own git pull requests
Daily Tips Last week, I wrote about my experience working with the team at Cloud Four, and in particular some of their great practices around PR management.…